The Upper Limb Library / Socket (2)

The pain that you may be feeling after your amputation may not be phantom limb pain at all. In this article, we discuss reasons for pain, and how to mitigate pain.

While sockets are usually made from thermoplastics, silicone provides a light, cushioning socket that helps increase wear-time and control of a prosthesis.

If you’re a prosthesis user and you’re flying somewhere, you’ll need to do things a little differently when you go through airport security screening.